The Intellectual Property Office (TIPO; ) is the
patent
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,
trademark
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, and
copyright
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office of
Taiwan
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(Republic of China). It operates under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
As of July 2011, TIPO had a staff of 734 persons, with more than half of them handling patent matters.
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History
TIPO was established in 1927. The Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
's government is not a member of WIPO
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, but through the cooperation partnership signed with the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) in 2004, the two national intellectual property offices are able to exchange and learn the updated information and best practices from EU, WIPO, the Madrid Agreement
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, European Patent Office
The European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg), the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the organisation and APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. .
Transportation
The office is accessible within walking distance south of Technology Building Station of Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
.
See also
* Patent office
References
External links
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Information about patent law in Chinese Taipei (TW)
on the European Patent Office
The European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg), the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the organisation website
Organizations established in 1999
1999 establishments in Taiwan
Patent offices
Intellectual Property Office
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